Governance Committee

of Lisbon/M.S.A.D. No. 75 RPC

 

Minutes

October 24, 2007

 

The Governance Sub-committee of the Lisbon/M.S.A.D. No. 75 Reorganization Planning Committee (RPC) met during the breakout session of the Wednesday, October 24, 2007, meeting of the RPC at Mt. Ararat Middle School.

 

Committee members present were:  Joanne Rogers (Chair); Robert W. Hill; Tim Lavan; Dan Billings; Charles Smith and Gina Mason.

 

Also present were M.S.A.D. No. 75 Superintendent Michael Wilhelm and student representative Cam Bubar.

 

Chairwoman Rogers called the meeting to order during the sub-committee breakout session of the RPC.

 

A discussion regarding the continued work of the Governance Sub-committee yielded the following:

 

          The Governance Sub-committee will undertake a policy review.  Policy recommendations for the RSU Board will be made following comparison of current Lisbon and M.S.A.D. No. 75 policies and MSMA recommended policies.

 

          The Governance Sub-committee will undertake a review of current Lisbon and M.S.A.D. No. 75 committees and develop committee recommendations for then new RSU Board.  The following committees were initially recognized as areas for primary work of any School Board: Policy, Curriculum, Finance, Facilities, Professional and Support Staff negotiations.

 

          The Governance Sub-committee will investigate the relationship of the new RSU with the Career & Technical Education (CTE) system.  Areas of focus will include programming, tuition and the financial impact.

 

          The Governance Sub-committee will investigate the relationship of the new RSU with various existing adult education providers, including Vocational Region Ten, Lisbon Adult Education and Merrymeeting Adult Education.

 

          The Governance Sub-committee will investigate and develop a recommendation for the RPC an initial meeting date for the new RSU following election of the new Board.  Additionally, a timeline for current system budget hearings, budget meetings (a new requirement), budget validation referendum, RSU formation referendum, RSU Board member elections will be developed.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Robert W. Hill, Scribe

 

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